👏 Congratulations to Nicholas S. for being the first to guess correctly!
🏛️ Catch up quick: Built in 1888, the structure was funded through a $50,000 bequest from Gilded Age tycoon William Sharon as part of what would become one of the nation's first public playgrounds.
The Romanesque stone building has endured more than its share of setbacks. It was damaged by the 1906 earthquake, gutted by a fire in 1974 and spent years undergoing restoration before reopening in the mid-1980s.
🎨 More than a century later, the landmark serves as San Francisco's largest public community arts center, hosting classes in everything from ceramics and jewelry making to drawing and painting.
Stop by next time you're at the park or sign up for a class here!
